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National STEM Day Nov. 8th

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National STEM Day is November 8, 2024, the unofficial holiday that celebrates science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education throughout the United States. To help you join in on the festivities, here are 10 ways you can celebrate National STEM Day with us.

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Colleges Can Make Calculus a Gateway — Not a Gatekeeper — to STEM Fields

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With science and technology jobs expected to grow twice as fast as other occupations over the next decade amid rapidly shifting demographics , creating a robust and diverse pipeline into STEM fields is essential to ensuring U.S. But neither will happen unless we address the fundamental gatekeeper to all STEM fields: undergraduate calculus.

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The Math Revolution You Haven’t Heard About

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Math professor Martin Weissman is rethinking how his university teaches calculus. Called Math 11 A and B, these classes, which students take as freshmen and sophomores, constitute a “leaky pipeline,” Weissman says. And despite some “uneven” progress in recent years, STEM fields are just not as diverse as industry leaders would like.

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National STEM/STEAM Day Nov. 8th

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National STEM Day is November 8 and the unofficial holiday celebrates science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education throughout the United States. Here are some great ideas for celebrating: Ten Ways to Celebrate National STEM Day with NASA | NASA. 49 STEM Activities for Students .

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For Girls to Succeed in STEM, Confidence Matters as Much as Competence

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That is one of the questions and challenges at the center of a recently released report based on the Girls’ Index, a survey of 17,500 girls in fifth through 12th grades that includes questions about their goals for the future and perception of science, technology, engineering and mathematics as potential careers.

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UCLA Life Sciences Revamped How It Teaches Math. Is It an Example Others Should Follow?

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Unpopular with students, the class didn’t seem to be preparing them for a career in STEM. That call started the years-long process of reworking how the university’s life sciences department teaches math. This ultimately led to a new introductory life sciences math course, Mathematics for Life Sciences (the LS 30 series).

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100s of Websites on STEM-STEAM

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After you’ve checked out our favorite STEAM resources , here are some of those that teachers use to teach STEM and STEAM: Science. Engineering. stem #steameducation #elemed. Technology. Copyright ©2022 worddreams.wordpress.com – All rights reserved. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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